Psammopolia ochracea

Psammopolia ochracea
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Psammopolia
Species: P. ochracea
Binomial name
Psammopolia ochracea
(Smith, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Xylomiges ochracea Smith, 1892
  • Lasionycta ochracea McDunnough, 1938

Psammopolia ochracea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in coastal California between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

It occurs on sand beaches and is nocturnal.

Adults are on wing in September and October.

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